Obituaries

Eva Langham

Oct 2, 2018

Eva Langham, 96, passed away quietly Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. She was born in Bates, Arkansas, one of five children of Blackburn H. and Mattie Pearl (Oxford) Bird. Her father worked for Hunt Oil Company, but when the East Texas Oil Field was discovered in the 1930s, he moved the family to Northeast Texas. While visiting her sister Glenn,...

Earl Kilgore

Sep 29, 2018

Earl Ray Kilgore of Cedar Creek, TX passed on Saturday, Sept 29, 2018 at his home. Earl was retired from the 10th Air Force Civilian Personnel Service and from his real estate firm, Benchmark Realty. He is survived by his devoted wife Neva, daughters Vickie and Suzanne and grandchildren Wesley, Trevor, Emma, and Brandon. Beloved siblings in his native...

Horace Henley, Jr.

Sep 27, 2018

Horace Henley, Jr., age 88, of Bastrop was called from this life on Thursday, September 27, 2018. He was born March 18, 1930 in Dickens County, Texas to Horace and Foya Henley. Horace was the owner and operator of a metal building manufacturing firm and held 3 U.S. Patents. Horace was a 32nd Degree Mason. He loved playing dominoes...

Ida Kretschmar

Sep 25, 2018

Ida L Smith Kretschmar, age 91, of Paige, Texas was called from this life on September 25, 2018. She was born in Livermore falls Maine. Ida was predeceased by her parents Samuel and Bernice Smith, her sister Eva Smith Batchelder, her brothers Ralph and Harold Smith, her son Timothy James, and husband Burton Kretschmar. She is survived by her...

Shonda Williams

Sep 21, 2018

Family and friends will gather at 2:oo PM on Saturday September 29, 2018 at Marrs Jones Newby Funeral Home to celebrate the life of Shondra "Monique" Williams

Service Celebration of Life Marrs Jones Newby Funeral Home 505 Old Austin Highway Bastrop, TX  78602 Saturday, September 29, 2018 2:00PM

Rosa Tijerina

Sep 20, 2018

Rosa Selvera Tijerina October 27, 1927 - September 20, 2018 Our beloved Rosa Martinez Tijerina, age 90, resident of Austin, was called by our Heavenly Father on Thursday, September 20, 2018. She was born October 27, 1927 in Bastrop County, Texas to Margarita Martinez and Augustin Selvera. She is preceded in death by her son; Felimon Hernandez, son-in-law Kenneth...

Jack Nelson

Sep 10, 2018

Our beloved father, brother-in-law, brother and husband went to be with the Lord on Sept 10,2018 at 7:30 am at the age of 61. Jack was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana on October 12, 1956. He is preceded in death by his father Jack Miller Nelson and wife Elizabeth Ann Nelson. He is survived by: his loving son Jack...

Zelma Herndon

Sep 5, 2018

Zelma Mae Maxfield Herndon, affectionately known by "Momma, Sis, and Granny" formerly of Dumas, TX, passed away on September 5, 2018 in Smithville Texas. Zelma was born to A.H. and Nellie (Cummins) Maxfield on February 28, 1930 in Hollis, Oklahoma. She attended Hollis Elementary and Bivins Schools and graduated from Dumas High School in 1948. On August 10, 1947,...

Margaret Montgomery

Sep 5, 2018

On Wednesday, September 5, 2018, Margaret Montgomery, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away at the age of 75. Margaret was born on February 25, 1943 in Temple, TX to Clyde and Lucille Burtchell. She graduated from Temple High School in 1961, where she was an avid tennis player. On February 27, 1961, she married Roy Dolan Montgomery....

Ernest Goertz

Sep 1, 2018

Ernest Pius Goertz passed from this life peacefully at home surrounded by family on September 1, 2018. He was born in Rockne, Texas to Albert and Sophie Goertz on July 20, 1923. He was preceded in death by his parents and wife Clara. He is survived by his four children and their spouses Loretta, Allan (Verna), Glenn (Tammy) and...

Carolyn Reid

Aug 28, 2018

Carolyn Jo (Ebner) Reid, age 70 of Bastrop was called from this life on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 in Austin, Texas. She was born February 5, 1948 in Bastrop, Texas to Emil "Pete" Ebner and Ruth Marie (Schindler) Ebner. She and her husband, Billy Reid, have owned and operated Billy's Barbeque in Bastrop for many years. A Visitation will...

Lorenzo Juarez, Jr.

Aug 25, 2018

Lorenzo Juarez, Jr., age 47, of Bastrop was suddenly called from this life on Saturday, August 25, 2018. Lorenzo is survived by his father, Lorenzo Juarez; several brothers, sisters; nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends. A visitation will begin at 10:00am Saturday, September 1, 2018 at Marrs-Jones-Newby Funeral Home and the Rosary will be recited at 11:00am.

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Willie Carroll

Aug 21, 2018

Willie Patrick Carroll was born March 12, 1950, in Austin, Texas. Pat attended Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas and worked as a union plumber for 45 years in the Plumbers and Pipefitters Union Local 286. Pat retired in January 2016. Pat loved God, his family, his church and Texas A&M. He was a faithful member of Calvary...

Esther Seidel

Aug 21, 2018

Esther Lucille Seidel of Austin Texas went to be with our Lord Tuesday August 21st 2018 surrounded by her Husband, Children, Brothers and Sisters. She was born September 20th 1940 to Matthew Bartsch and Mary H Beck in Rockne Texas. She is survived by Her husband of 59 years Leroy Frank Seidel of Austin Texas, Her sons Darryl and...

Adolph Juarez

Aug 11, 2018

Adolph Juarez of Shiner, Texas passed peacefully August 11, 2018 at the age of 82. He was born in 1935 to Henry and Maria Juarez. He was preceded in death by his parents; infant daughter, Victoria; brother, Ernesto; and sister, Adela. Adolph is survived by his wife, Martina Juarez; son, Daniel Juarez and his wife Wendy; daughter, Maria Byrum...

Samuel Headen

Jul 27, 2018

Samuel Raymond Headen, age 72, of Bastrop, Texas was called from this life on July 27, 2018 in Tucumcari, New Mexico. He was born November 26, 1945 in Belton, Texas. Sam was proud of his service in the United States Coast Guard. Sam enjoyed many years as a chef for the federal prison system. Beginning in Connecticut, he was...

Doris Cook

Jul 27, 2018

Doris Marie Goertz Cook went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 27, 2018 in Sugar Land, Texas at the age of 86. She was born in Rockne, Texas on October 6, 1931 to Joe B. and Anna M. Goertz. She lived a busy life on the farm with her siblings Thomas, Francis, Bernard, Raymond, Anita and Theresa....

Elmo Taylor

Jul 25, 2018

Elmo Irvin Taylor, age 67, of Bastrop was called to his Heavenly Home on Wednesday, July 25, 2018. He was born April 13, 1951 in Lampasas, Texas to Lonzo and Rowena (Crocker) Taylor. Elmo graduated Killeen High School and then attended Central Texas College and Texas A & M. He and his wife Jeannie have resided in Bastrop, Texas...

Carl Kelly

Jul 23, 2018

Carl Kelly passed away on July 23, 2018 at St. David's Hospital after a lengthy battle with kidney disease. He was born on December 13, 1932 to William Murphy Kelly and Julia Mae Rathman Kelly in Bastrop Co., Texas. His line of Kelly's descended from that of Ed Kelly who came to Bastrop after the Civil War. Prior to...

Ruth Reyes

Jul 17, 2018

Ruth Reyes, age 79, of Bastrop was called to her Heavenly Home on July 17, 2018 in Austin. She was born December 11, 1938 in Bastrop to Evaristo and Lenora Gutierrez. She retired as a customer service agent. Ruth is survived by her children, Robert, Rachel, Gabriel, Jr. and Lisa; sisters, Alice Orozco and Carolina Herrera.

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